Former Employee - Senior Member of the Professional Staff in Arlington, VA

Former Employee - Senior Member of the Professional Staff in Arlington, VA

Doesn't Recommend

Negative Outlook

No opinion of CEO

I worked at SRA International full-time (More than 8 years)

Pros

Nice people most of the time. I worked there for eight years and still cherish many of the friendships I made there.

Cons

Where to start...whatever the opposite of a merit-based culture is, SRA has it. Being a solid performer has zero rewards. Advancement is based solely upon someone in management liking you personally. Benefits were getting cut like mad when I left, and I've heard it's getting worse. Pay sucks compared to competitors. I got more than a 20% increase when I left for another company.

Advice to Management

You need to pay for the talent. Focus on your most talented people and build their careers instead of trying to create some big tent of happiness that coddles idiots. Stop promoting people based on how cute they are, how often they bring cookies, or how many volunteer events they attended.